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Leaves on line lead to slower trains in Lancashire

12:10pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

TRAINS in Lancashire are being ordered to slow down for two months as leaves affect the region’s railway lines.

Darwen pioneer of dance dies, 96

TAUGHT HUNDREDS: William Lee

11:52am Tuesday 14th October 2008

A MAN who set up Darwen’s first dancing classes has died aged 96.

Hyndburn finance chief praised for investment move

PETER BRITCLIFFE

11:49am Tuesday 14th October 2008

A COUNCIL leader has praised his finance chief for saving the local authority millions.

Lancashire's foster service is ‘back on track’

Hazel Harding

12:53pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

LANCASHIRE’S under-fire fostering service has finally taken a turn for the better in the eyes of inspectors.

Lancashire dialect ‘baffling’ to outsiders

11:44am Tuesday 14th October 2008

A NEW survey has shown some English people have more difficulty understanding the Lancashire dialect than they do French and German.

VIDEO: Green Accrington pupils given celebrity approval

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5:58pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

PUPILS at an Accrington school have today been praised for their passion for the environment by celebrities Piers Morgan and Konnie Huq.

Crack team to ‘bite’ at East Lancashire loan sharks

5:20pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

LOAN sharks in East Lancashire are being placed in the sights of a crack team designed to curb their worst excesses.

Ofsted says Blackburn school ‘safe and happy’

3:10pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

PRIMARY children have impressed Ofsted inspectors with how much they enjoy school because they feel “safe and happy”.


UK News

Market towns 'like wild west'

Report criticises all-day drinking laws

Updated 9:07pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

Changes to licensing laws aimed at creating a "cafe culture" have turned some of Britain's market towns into the "wild west", police said.


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